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Amindeh Blaise Atabong and Sylvanus Ezieh Acha’ana in Yaounde
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| Shirin Sharmin C.: New CPA president |
The 60th Commonwealth Parliamentary
Association conference that was being staged in Yaounde from October 2, has
officially ended with the election of Sharmin Chaudhury as president.
Yesterdays closing ceremony was marked by elections,
during which Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury; speaker of the parliament of Bangladesh
emerged as the president of the executive committee of CPA. Shirin who takes
over from Sir Alan Gordon Barraclough Haselhurst, becomes the first-ever woman
to hold the post within the CPA.
Also, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq of Pakistan replaces Cavaye
Yegue Debrille of Cameroon as speaker of the Commonwealth parliament.
Shortly after the election, the new executive
president, Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury expressed gratitude for the mandate and
promised to uphold the ideals of the Commonwealth.
The next rendez-vous of the annual CPA conference
was taken for Pakistan.
The confab of international repute was being staged
under the theme: “Repositioning the Commonwealth for the post 2015 development
agenda.”
For the past days, CPA delegates from Africa, Asia,
Australia, British Isles and the Mediterranean, Canada, Caribbean and the
Atlantic, India, Pacific and South East Asia regions brainstormed on issues
related to democracy, sustainable development and the parliament. Emphasises
was placed on fine-tuning strategies that could be use to attain the objectives
of the millennium development goals in most countries.
While in Cameroon, the CPA delegates had leisure
trips to Limbe, Kribi and Mbalmayo. They equally paid a visit to the national
museum, the Chantal Biya international reference centre, the Mvogt-Betsi
zoological garden among others.
The 8-day conference was equally an opportunity for
the over 700 delegates from the 53 CPA member countries to have a taste of
Cameroon exotic cuisine, feel the legendary hospitality of a peace-loving
people and enjoy the cultural diversity of the country.
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